Temperaments

In "Temperaments" Ms. Teel was particularly compelling; she also danced the Sanguinic variation with flair and ardor.

NYT > Home Page 2010

And yet that's not true of Mr. Zavarov (who has danced, among other roles here, Apollo) or of both Russell Clarke and Shea Johnson, who both made the Phlegmatic variation of "Temperaments" more vitally engaging than it has been in decades.

NYT > Home Page 2010

"A number of the ballets presented, such as 'Apollo,' 'The Four Temperaments' and 'Concerto Barocco', started out with very complicated scenic and costume design," said Ellen Sorrin, director of The George Balanchine Trust.

...And Tread All Over Pia Catton 2011

Le Clercq, the leggy young colt, inspired Balanchine roles in "The Four Temperaments," and "La Valse."

Debra Levine: George Balanchine's Funny Valentine Debra Levine 2011

As much as anything else, it was these telecasts that triggered the "dance boom" in America — not by telling viewers that George Balanchine and Paul Taylor were important choreographers, but by showing them uncut performances of masterpieces like Balanchine's "The Four Temperaments" and Mr. Taylor's "Esplanade."

Bringing Art Back to PBS Terry Teachout 2010

As much as anything else, it was these telecasts that triggered the "dance boom" in America — not by telling viewers that George Balanchine and Paul Taylor were important choreographers, but by showing them uncut performances of masterpieces like Balanchine's "The Four Temperaments" and Mr. Taylor's "Esplanade."

Bringing Art Back to PBS Terry Teachout 2010

As much as anything else, it was these telecasts that triggered the "dance boom" in America — not by telling viewers that George Balanchine and Paul Taylor were important choreographers, but by showing them uncut performances of masterpieces like Balanchine's "The Four Temperaments" and Mr. Taylor's "Esplanade."

Bringing Art Back to PBS Terry Teachout 2010

Temperaments are more complex: averaged versions of their bred forebears.

INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009

Temperaments are more complex: averaged versions of their bred forebears.

INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009

The second half of the concert was devoted to Nielsen's Symphony from 1902, "The Four Temperaments," which is a wild, weird piece of music, sounding like a cross between Sibelius and Mahler, except with a sense of humor.

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